Self-expression, DIY skills acquisition and connectivity: domain Grrls creating personal homepages at the turn of the millennium

Dr Civins investigated girls who created personal homepages in the late 1990s and early 2000s, whose technical and social achievements had gone unnoticed and unrecognised. Theories of youth and media production directed the analysis and interpretation of the girls' experiences. The research uncovered how, with little or no formal training, girls used personal homepages to craft identity, develop technical skills, and build social networks and safe spaces. This extends the existing understanding of girls creating personal homepages by focusing on the girls as active producers, and by identifying how this activity had longer term impact in their lives.